Burundi team pulls out of Kigali AU meet, cites security concerns

Wednesday July 20 2016

Delegates at the AU summit in Kigali. A Burundi delegation suddenly pulled out of the African Union Summit in Kigali accusing Rwanda of failing to accord it security guarantees. CYRIL NDEGEYA

In Summary

“It is very unfortunate that Burundi missed this very important summit. We are aware that a delegation from Burundi was there during the initial stages of the meeting but they went back. Up to now we don’t know the reasons behind that decision,”